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The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown The un-celebrity president: Thirty-seven years after leaving office, Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown By Kevin Sullivan, Mary Jordan, Matt McClain, Katherine Lee, MaryAnne Golon  •  Read more » Opinion Another epic economic collapse is coming The debt could well grow to 100 percent of GDP within a decade. By George Will  •  Read more » These are the best movies of the 2000s What are the newest films that should be treated as all-time classics? From ‘Children of Men’ to ‘Spirited Away,’ here are the best of the new century. By Ann Hornaday  •  Read more » She works for Trump. He can’t stand him. This is life with Kellyanne and George Conway. At home with the Conways, who like the rest of the country, have been jolted by the Trump presidency. They love each other, are exasperated by each other, talk about each other behind each other’s backs. By Ben Terris  •  Read more » White House drafts more clearance cancellations demanded by Trump While some aides see a welcome distraction from bad news, some worry about the appearance of an “enemies list.” By Karen DeYoung, Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »

Opinion So much for the presidency Disgusting as the thought is, the possibility that Trump said the n-word could be the least of our worries. By Colbert King  •  Read more » Retropolis ‘The king and his husband’: The gay history of British royals Queen Elizabeth's cousin is expected to wed in the first same-sex royal wedding this summer — but he is far from the first gay British royal, according to historians. By Kayla Epstein  •  Read more » Post Nation An 87-year-old woman carried a knife outside to cut dandelions. Police Tasered her. The police chief in Chatsworth, Ga., said the use of force was justified. By Amy Wang  •  Read more » GOP fundraiser Broidy under investigation for alleged effort to sell government influence, people familiar with probe say The Justice Department is examining whether he offered to influence the Trump administration for foreign officials, according to three people familiar with the probe. By Carol Leonnig, Devlin Barrett, Ellen Nakashima, Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » Stuck in a belligerent doldrum’: Wages rise in the nation’s hottest job market — but so do costs Though Ames, Iowa, has a 1.5 percent jobless rate, widespread prosperity remains elusive. By Todd Frankel  •  Read more »

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This & that..... Our men in Havana: US used young Latinos to foment revolutionary moods in Cuba

Occupy Democrats

Is this what Tea Partier's mean by taking our country back?

Thanks to Conservatives Are Destroying Our Future.

Michael Stowell
Obama was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009 and the ‘travelers’ project was launched in Cuba back in October 2009 by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) - http://rt.com/news/177756-us-spy-cuba-recruits/...

Our men in Havana: US used young Latinos to foment revolutionary moods in Cuba

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The US secretly sent young Latinos to Cuba to trigger the political unrest, says a new leaked report. The ‘traveling spies’ working undercover within health and civic programs were put in danger as there was no safety net if they had been caught.

USAID/Creative in Haiti, but the AP is silent on USAID anti-Haiti activities!!!! In prelude to Bush regime change, USAID took over Haiti community based radio stations...and education/health programs ...USAID took over most of Haiti's community radio stations under the guise of "training" broadcasters and providing them with skills and better equipment.... Creative International and other such USAID subcontractors did in Haiti EXACTLY what's described in the article above (US sent Latin youth undercover in anti-Cuba ploy ): their mission was to "identify potential social-change actors" in Haiti and buy them off, co-opt them, compromise them, frame them and if all that didn't work, they labeled them criminals and like Jean Lamy Maltunes- pointed them out for imprisonment!

In Haiti - "From 2001 to 2005, Creative’s support to 40 community radio stations in Haiti, funded by USAID, served as a catalyst toward greater awareness of individual rights and responsibilities during a time of political turmoil. The Haiti Media Assistance and Civic Education Project, known in Creole as RAMAK, produced a 12-part radio drama, Kadejak nans Ans Marie (Rape in Ans Marie) that traced the rape of a young woman and her search for justice. In September 2004, a listeners’ survey concluded that half the Haitian population had heard the series. USAID awarded Creative two-six month extensions first to support the national elections and then the municipal elections building on Creative's work in civic and voter education activities. Similarly, in 2006 and 2007, Creative partnered with Johns Hopkins University to use radio to educate youth and most-at-risk populations about HIV/AIDS as well as encourage Haitians to use available health services.

In 2007, USAID awarded Creative a contract to assess and design two program components for the USAID/HAITI education strategy. The two components addressed equitable access to quality basic education and strengthening public sector executive function in the Ministry of Education. USAID intended that the new strategy have greater demographic and geographic focus and that three vulnerable groups be targeted: children and youth under 25; women, and special concerns groups, such as people living with AIDS, TB patients and trafficked persons. " -http://www.creativeassociatesinternational.com/.../CAIIAd...


Are these the jackasses we have become?

America's Voice

This is real. This is the KKK's response to children fleeing violence. Read more:http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/live-news/2014/7/the-kkk-is-back-andarenothappywiththeimmigrationproblem.html

Carl Younger shared Occupy Democrats's photo.

 

Republicans have consciously or unconsciously lost any connections to reality.

Occupy Democrats

Mitch McConnell definitely needs to brush up on his history and economics. Or, could it be that he is deceiving the American people with his calculated "spending" hysteria?

Thanks to Being Liberal.

If you still believe Republicans in congress with their history of saying one thing and doing another I have a bridge in New York I'd like to sell you.

Occupy Democrats

Republican actions speak much louder than shameless pandering.

Thanks to Being Liberal.

Remember next time you hear a Republican talk about supporting the troops that talk is cheap.
 

Occupy Democrats

After wasting trillions on Bush's wars, Republicans insist on nickel and diming our veterans.
Thanks to Moral Politics.

 

Wow
Gaza had tunnels into israel all this time and jerusalem is still standing!
Go figure!
Maybe it's time to END THE BLOCKADES!

Stand for Israel

As Israel enters a 72-hour ceasefire with Hamas, the IDF has announced that they have successfully destroyed Hamas’ network of terror tunnels leading from Gaza ...into Israel. http://bit.ly/XAzDUv

We applaud the bravery of Israel’s soldiers and, as an Israeli delegation heads to Cairo, we pray for productive negotiations to a long-term end to this conflict.

Every once in a while, I like to do fact checking, as to claims against Israel, such as

*Born out of the first terrorist groups in Middle East (Irgun, Haganah and Lehi) in 1947

*Ethnic cleansed 80% of historical Palestine, displaced 700,000 Palestinian, destroyed 1000 villages.
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*Committed the first terrorist attack in Middle East (King David hotel bombing) against the British who promised them the land

*Assassinated (Folke Bernadotte) Swedish Nobleman and diplomat to Palestine noted for his negotiation of the release of about 31,000 prisoners from German concentration camps.

*Backstabbed America TWICE by false flag attacks (USS Liberty-Lavon affair) resulted in 200 died and injured American, they wanted the war to erupt between USA and Egypt but failed and caught.

*Occupied the rest of 20% of Palestinian territories in 1967

*Built the largest separation wall in the history (twice longer than berlin wall)

*The country with most UN resolutions violation (70 resolution)

*Committed more than 100 massacres against Palestinians and Lebanese

*Doubled the settlements in the west bank after the Oslo record peace process.

*Assassinated their only Prime Minister (Rabin) that dared take bold steps for peace.

*Manipulated America to give them 3 billion a year, weapons, funds, Vetos.

*Israel is the only democracy in the world with separation wall, Jewish roads only

*Israel is the only country in the world with no defined borders so they can steal more lands.

*Provoked Palestinians to create Hamas after the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre